Pessimism is ubiquitous throughout the Western world as the pressing issues of massive debt, high unemployment, and anemic economic growth divide the populace into warring political camps. Right and Left-wing ideologues talk past each other, with neither side admitting the other has any good ideas. In American Gridlock (Wiley; January 2012), leading economist and political theorist H. Woody Brock bridges the Left/Right divide, illuminating a clear path out of our economic quagmire.

American Gridlock is the first book to identify and interrelate five of the principal themes of the 2012 U.S. presidential election:

  • Distributive Justice (who owes what to whom and why)
  • Today's "Lost Decade" and how to salvage the economy from stagnation and unemployment
  • Exploding "entitlements" spending
  • Chinese economic and military aggression
  • Future financial market Perfect Storms
  • The relationship of "capitalism" to a truly idealized social system

In addition, it is the first book to demonstrate how today's "Dialogue of the Deaf" between the Left and Right wing has generated full-stop policy gridlock in Washington--and how to put an end to today's Left/Right shouting match.

"By deducing my policy solutions to the nation's problems from first principles that are appealing to anyone, I present recommendations that are neither Left nor Right Wing. I propose them as a way to bust up American Gridlock," Dr. Brock said.

About the Author:

Dr. Horace "Woody" Brock, one of the world's foremost economists, is the author of the new book, American Gridlock - Why the Right and Left Are Both Wrong, Commonsense 101 Solutions to the Economic Crises. More than 50 leading chief executives, academics, journalists and investors endorsed the book, published in January 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. As the founder and president of Strategic Economic Decisions, a renowned economic think tank, Dr. Brock has spent more than 25 years counseling global corporations and other institutions who benefit from his in-depth analysis of ongoing structural changes in the global economy.

Dr. Brock earned his B.A., M.B.A. and M.S. from Harvard University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University (mathematical economics and political philosophy). He studied under Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University, and the late John C. Harsanyi, University of California, Berkeley, both winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Praise for American Gridlock:

"With rigorous logic, American Gridlock identifies five major problems confronting the nation. These range from salvaging today's 'Lost Decade,' to the unequal distribution of wealth, to preventing bankruptcy from 'entitlements spending,' and to preventing future financial market crises. Woody Brock does not simply offer his opinions about these crises. Rather, he deduces win-win solutions to each of these from first principles. It is high time for such a book, especially during a presidential election year." --Dr. Nouriel Roubini, Chairman and cofounder, Roubini Global Economics

"Woody Brock is a brilliant economic thinker, and we should heed his call for an infrastructure Marshall Plan to lift our national economy. This book should be required reading for everyone who cares about America's future, particularly our elected officials." --Ambassador Felix G. Rohatyn, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

"For decades Woody Brock has enlightened a select audience with his logically rigorous, factually impeccable analyses of past developments and future trends. Time and again I have seen his insights prove true, especially in cases where he has challenged the prevailing wisdom of the era. Now for the first time he addresses a general readership, with a comprehensive assessment of how to cope with the most intractable public problems of our time. I don't agree with every one of his prescriptions, which is why I am all the more sincere in recommending the thoroughness and rigor of his logic." --James Fallows, The Atlantic

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